Helen M. Gunter is Professor of Education Policy in The Manchester Institute of Education, University of Manchester, UK.Emiliano Grimaldi is Lecturer in Sociology in the Department of Social Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Italy. David Hall is Professor of Education Policy in The Manchester Institute of Education, University of Manchester, UK. Roberto Serpieri is Professor of Sociology of Education in the Department of Social Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Italy.

• ContentsForeword: Gary AndersonIntroductionChapter 1: NPM and educational reform in EuropeHelen M. Gunter, Emiliano Grimaldi, David Hall, Roberto SerpieriThe Liberal State:Chapter 2: England - permanent instability in the European educational NPM ‘laboratory’David Hall and Helen M GunterThe Social-Democratic State: Chapter 3: Finland – NPM resistance or towards European neo-welfarism in education?Michael Uljens, Lili-Ann Wolff and Sara FrontiniChapter 4: Governing by new performance expectations in Norwegian schoolsGuri Skedsmo and Jorunn MøllerChapter 5: Reforming Swedish education through New Public Management and quasi-marketsNafsika Alexiadou and Lisbeth LundhalThe Administrative State:Chapter 6: New Public Management in the French educational system: between affirmation of the state and decentralised governanceJean-Louis Derouet and Romuald NormandChapter 7: NPM and the reculturing of the Italian education system: the making of new fields of visibilityEmiliano Grimaldi, Paolo Landri and Roberto Serpieri Chapter 8: The dissemination and adoption of NPM ideas in Catalan education: a cultural political economy approachAntoni Verger and Marta CurranThe Post-Communist State:Chapter 9: New Public Management in Czech education: From the side road to the highway?Arnošt Veselý, Jan Kohoutek and Stanislav Štech.Chapter 10: Elements of New Public Management in the context of the Hungarian education system, 1990-2010Anna Imre and Ágnes FazekasChapter 11: New Headteacher roles following the decentralisation of Romanian EducationAna-Cristina PopescuConclusionChapter 12: NPM and the dynamics of education policy and practice in EuropeHelen M Gunter, Emiliano Grimaldi, David Hall, Roberto SerpieriReferences

Helen M. Gunter is Professor of Education Policy in The Manchester Institute of Education, University of Manchester, UK.Emiliano Grimaldi is Lecturer in Sociology in the Department of Social Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Italy. David Hall is Professor of Education Policy in The Manchester Institute of Education, University of Manchester, UK. Roberto Serpieri is Professor of Sociology of Education in the Department of Social Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Italy.

• ContentsForeword: Gary AndersonIntroductionChapter 1: NPM and educational reform in EuropeHelen M. Gunter, Emiliano Grimaldi, David Hall, Roberto SerpieriThe Liberal State:Chapter 2: England - permanent instability in the European educational NPM ‘laboratory’David Hall and Helen M GunterThe Social-Democratic State: Chapter 3: Finland – NPM resistance or towards European neo-welfarism in education?Michael Uljens, Lili-Ann Wolff and Sara FrontiniChapter 4: Governing by new performance expectations in Norwegian schoolsGuri Skedsmo and Jorunn MøllerChapter 5: Reforming Swedish education through New Public Management and quasi-marketsNafsika Alexiadou and Lisbeth LundhalThe Administrative State:Chapter 6: New Public Management in the French educational system: between affirmation of the state and decentralised governanceJean-Louis Derouet and Romuald NormandChapter 7: NPM and the reculturing of the Italian education system: the making of new fields of visibilityEmiliano Grimaldi, Paolo Landri and Roberto Serpieri Chapter 8: The dissemination and adoption of NPM ideas in Catalan education: a cultural political economy approachAntoni Verger and Marta CurranThe Post-Communist State:Chapter 9: New Public Management in Czech education: From the side road to the highway?Arnošt Veselý, Jan Kohoutek and Stanislav Štech.Chapter 10: Elements of New Public Management in the context of the Hungarian education system, 1990-2010Anna Imre and Ágnes FazekasChapter 11: New Headteacher roles following the decentralisation of Romanian EducationAna-Cristina PopescuConclusionChapter 12: NPM and the dynamics of education policy and practice in EuropeHelen M Gunter, Emiliano Grimaldi, David Hall, Roberto SerpieriReferences

Helen M. Gunter is Professor of Education Policy in The Manchester Institute of Education, University of Manchester, UK.Emiliano Grimaldi is Lecturer in Sociology in the Department of Social Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Italy. David Hall is Professor of Education Policy in The Manchester Institute of Education, University of Manchester, UK. Roberto Serpieri is Professor of Sociology of Education in the Department of Social Sciences, University of Naples Federico II, Italy.

• ContentsForeword: Gary AndersonIntroductionChapter 1: NPM and educational reform in EuropeHelen M. Gunter, Emiliano Grimaldi, David Hall, Roberto SerpieriThe Liberal State:Chapter 2: England - permanent instability in the European educational NPM ‘laboratory’David Hall and Helen M GunterThe Social-Democratic State: Chapter 3: Finland – NPM resistance or towards European neo-welfarism in education?Michael Uljens, Lili-Ann Wolff and Sara FrontiniChapter 4: Governing by new performance expectations in Norwegian schoolsGuri Skedsmo and Jorunn MøllerChapter 5: Reforming Swedish education through New Public Management and quasi-marketsNafsika Alexiadou and Lisbeth LundhalThe Administrative State:Chapter 6: New Public Management in the French educational system: between affirmation of the state and decentralised governanceJean-Louis Derouet and Romuald NormandChapter 7: NPM and the reculturing of the Italian education system: the making of new fields of visibilityEmiliano Grimaldi, Paolo Landri and Roberto Serpieri Chapter 8: The dissemination and adoption of NPM ideas in Catalan education: a cultural political economy approachAntoni Verger and Marta CurranThe Post-Communist State:Chapter 9: New Public Management in Czech education: From the side road to the highway?Arnošt Veselý, Jan Kohoutek and Stanislav Štech.Chapter 10: Elements of New Public Management in the context of the Hungarian education system, 1990-2010Anna Imre and Ágnes FazekasChapter 11: New Headteacher roles following the decentralisation of Romanian EducationAna-Cristina PopescuConclusionChapter 12: NPM and the dynamics of education policy and practice in EuropeHelen M Gunter, Emiliano Grimaldi, David Hall, Roberto SerpieriReferences